Life is Poppin'

I believe in sharing my life so I can save you time, money and a few headaches! Always learning from my screw-ups.

  • Drives With Girls
  • Recipes
  • Travel
  • DIY
  • Kid Stuff
  • Reviews
    • Giveaways

Though I Am Not Your Mother, You Will Always Be My Baby!

Jun 30 by




Maad

Though I am not your mother, you will always be my baby!

No matter how many years you have lived, the summation of your life is ALWAYS in moments. A lot of these moments are usually made up of ‘first-times’. The first-time I am going to share with you today is not one of the clichés. Today I am going to talk to you about the ‘first-time’ I became an aunt. A baby boy, Ma’ad.

While there is an obvious overwhelm of emotion associated when a woman becomes a mother, I don’t know why being an aunt is never looked upon as much. From the moment I found out to the moment I heard his first-cry, I have counted every single day and dreamed every single night with my sister towards his birth. And when finally I heard him, saw him, held him – a dam broke. I felt as much a mother as my sister.

You can’t replace the bond of a mother and a child. Of course, I know that. But then there is something very special about the bond between an aunt and her niece/nephew too. Especially, when you don’t have your own kids yet. He is your baby too. He is mine.

When couples become parents, they love their child with their heart and soul, but that is not all they feel. They also see their incomplete dreams in their child. They are insecure – have they gotten enough money to fulfil his every wish, will they be able to raise him right, will they be able know when he needs to be punished or not, will he be smart enough, will he be spoilt…the list is endless. I am not saying that the love parents have for the kid is any less, but there are definitely a lot of other emotions at play there.

Though I am not your mother, you will always be my baby!

Click To Tweet

Being an aunt; it is the most awesome title in the world (even if you are Miss Universe it is just for a year). My love for my nephew is unadulterated. There are no other emotions there. I find it so much easier to believe in him; to believe that only the best will happen to him. I am sure that he will be a great kid with a brilliant mind. Aunts just see and believe the best in their kids.

Because I am not worried about saving for his future, I won’t think twice before indulging him. Because I believe he can do anything, I will always encourage him. Because I love him so much, I know he will love me back and never leave me. Because I trust him so much, I know he will feel safe with me. Because I don’t wish to see my incomplete dreams fulfilled by him, I will believe in his own dreams.

In Indian culture, aunts are called ‘MASI’. It means mother-like. There couldn’t be a better name really. There is nothing an aunt won’t do; nothing ‘I’ won’t do that my sister would do for my nephew. A love like this is so precious – one without any expectations. It is your blood, a part of you, a purer self of you – untouched. It is you reborn!

A baby sometimes can overwhelm a mother, because she loves her too much. But for me, it has always brought me to equilibrium. When I look at him and he shoots a toothless grin at me, in that moment, my world is a happy place. All the troubles just melt away. Being an aunt brings so many aww moments in your life that I feel less of an aunt and more of an AWWnt!

Alefia

 

 

Alefia loves to see life in metaphors. An ardent foodie, she blogs and does poetry when she is not working, or working too much. Die-hard romantic and self-proclaimed ‘most empathetic listener in the world’, she believe she can do a world of good to anyone who needs advice, especially when it comes to love!




Related Posts

  • More than just a MotherMore than just a Mother
  • NOT a protest AGAINST, but a march FORNOT a protest AGAINST, but a march FOR
  • Nutrisystem Blogger: Our First Week to a New LifestyleNutrisystem Blogger: Our First Week to a New Lifestyle
  • Easy Personalized Tile Photo Coasters You Will LoveEasy Personalized Tile Photo Coasters You Will Love
  • TYLENOL – #HowWeFamilyTYLENOL – #HowWeFamily
  • 2016 VW Beetle Dune – The Perfect Accessory2016 VW Beetle Dune – The Perfect Accessory
  • SoCozy to the rescue!SoCozy to the rescue!
  • 2016 Nissan Maxima Review: Neiman Marcus Luxury at Target Prices2016 Nissan Maxima Review: Neiman Marcus Luxury at Target Prices

Don’t Miss the Latest

Celebrating the New Year in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

We drive the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 to the Great White North, where we say goodbye to a rather tumultuous 2020. 2020 has been a year for most of us, huh? So happy to get rid of it and here’s to hoping 2021 is better in every way! Of course, we say this with the […]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Family Road Trip In the 2021 Chevy Tahoe

A large and rugged country requires a large and rugged vehicle. With COVID-19 shutting down most things around us or at least applying rigorous restrictions to help slow the spread of the virus, a lot of activities we would normally do with our family are off the table. Luckily, we’ve always loved family road trips, […]

Explore Chicago: The Four Seasons With Kids

We head to the Windy City in the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime Once upon a time, we could get away as a couple whenever we wanted wherever we wanted. Early mornings, late nights, breakfast in bed, shows, clubs, parties—you name it, we enjoyed it. But for a while now, we’ve had to play by a […]

2020 Hyundai Sonata: A Tech-Packed, Versatile Sedan

Yes, it can drive forward and backward without a driver, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg of this stylish sedan. Sedans are dying a slow death. No, it’s not just me being negative, but a factual representation of the automotive industry, which in turn, is a direct reflection of customer’s buying habits. People […]

Filed Under: Family Time, Lifestyle Tagged With: aunt, bond, lifestyle, love, mother

follow-me-on-pinterest

Get to know Drives with Girls!

Drives with girls, lifeispoppin.com

Gifts for Dads

Fox 59 Segment

drives-with-girls

Popular posts you will love:

Fairy in a Jar Night Lights

Fairy in a Jar Night-Lights

4C Spider

Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

gala

Womens Daily contributor transTODAY.com Parenting Team FC Contributor

TODAY.com Parenting Team Parenting Contributor

Everywhere

This post may contain affiliate links

Copyright ©2023, Life is Poppin'. All Rights Reserved. Custom design by Pixel Me Designs